Taunton S Complete Illustrated Guide To Using Woodworking Tools

The author of The Shaper Book, The Band Saw Book, and The Complete Illustrated Guide to Shaping Wood, Lonnie Bird now brings us Taunton's Complete Illustrated Guide to Using Woodworking Tools.

Taunton's Complete Illustrated Guide to Finishing features advanced techniques on controlling and adjusting color, disguising defects, and repairing finishes.

Like its predecessor, Taunton's Complete Illustrated Guide to Woodworking-containing Finishing, Sharpening, and Using Woodworking Tools-is a broad, general reference for shop practices and proven know-how. With over 2,400 photographs, it is a complete resource that will appeal to all woodworkers.

Taunton's Complete Illustrated Guide to Turning features step-by-step descriptions for an abundance of wood turning techniques, including both spindle and faceplate methods. Over 900 color photos accompany detailed, hands-on instructions for turning wood, including how to use lathes, turning tools and materials, chucks, as well as sharpening tools.

This book covers the entire range of hardware, including common household pieces such as locks, pulls, and handles; all presented in a straightforward style with step-by-step photos and instructions.

Organized according to function, this in-depth, step-by-step guide to building jigs and adding modifications covers all aspects of jig-making, from simple to the elaborate. Full color.

Shape is critical to the ultimate success or failure of a piece of furniture. In this work, Lonnie Bird guides the reader towards visualising, then drawing, a shape and then choosing the appropriate tool for creating it.

A complete visual guide to using the tablesaw from the most basic techniques to the most advanced, this no-nonsense comprehensive shop-companion examines everything from ripping and crosscutting to cutting coves and multisided shapes. Every process is illustrated with step-by-step full-color photographs.